Coat construction



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Patented Mar. 5, 1946 COAT CONSTRUCTION Jerome Giusefi'i, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to The Goodall Worsted Company, Sanford, Maine, a

corporation of Maine Application March 4, 1943, Serial No. 477 954 2 Claims.

This invention relates to the construction oi.

coats and other sleeved garments, and is particularly concerned with the provision of novel type of shoulder pad and with the application of the pad to the garment.

An object of the invention is to provide such a construction in which the shoulder pad, at the sleeve head, is attached by piping extending all around the armhole, whereby separate operations of felling and piping are eliminated.

Another object is the provision of such a construction in which the shoulder pad is so formed and attached as to provide a surplus adapted to project beyond the arm-hole, whereby a built-up shoulder results.

Another object is to provide a construction of the type described adapted to be applied in a simple and efficient manner and at-a minimum of cost.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a side view of the upper portions of a coat made in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig, 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shoulder pad of this invention.

The invention relates particularly to that type of coat which is provided with a skeleton lining, and in which the sleeves are unlined. The invention makes it possible to achieve the desirable built-up appearance of the shoulders by means which are simple in construction and quicklyand eiiiciently applied.

In greater detail, and with reference to the drawing, a coat of the kind indicated, is shown generally at 5, and comprises the front 6, back 1, unlined sleeve 8, and shoulder portion 9. The sleeve is attached to the arm-hole of the coat as indicated at H) in Fig. 2, that is by stitching ll passing through the edge I2 of the top of the sleeve and thence through the edges of the shoulder material l3, and canvas [4, and the shoulder lining l5. 7

The stitching H likewise passes through the armhole piping I B and, in accordance with this invention, certain edge portions of the shoulder pad are also engaged by the piping along with the aforementioned parts of' the coat, as indicated at l1. 7

The shoulder pad, as shown in Fig. 3, is of generally triangular outline, and comprises an inner cover l8 and an outer cover l9, which embrace between them suitable padding material 20, Two edges of the'pad are stitched together and engaged by suitable piping as indicated at 2!, and these edges are secured to the coat lining. as shown at 22, Fig. 2, assuming, when attached to the coat shoulder, the positions seen in dotted lines seen at 23, Fig. 1. V

The third edge of the pad is open, prior to its applicationto the garment, and the edge portions of the outer cover l9 project, as seen at 24, substantially beyond the corresponding edge of the innercover l8 and the padding material 20. The upper cover, it will be seen, projects beyond the padding material only a relatively short distance.

It is these open edges of the pad which have already been indicated at I! as engaged by the piping l6, when the pad is positioned, When so applied to the shoulder, the outwardly extending portion 24 of the outer cover [9 results in a surplus. which permitsthe adjacent parts of the pad to be extended beyond the armhole of the coat and beyond the piping I6, into the sleeve-head portions of the coat whereby the coat shoulderis in effect enlarged or extended outwardly for giving the built-up appearance already referred to.

As shown in Fig. 3, the piping 2| along the sides of the shoulder pad, ma have its ends extended beyond the projecting portion 24 of the outer cover 19, as shown at 25, and these ends 25 engaged beneath the armhole piping II; as shown at 25, Fig. 2.

The construction of this invention eliminates the steps involved in making a completely separate attachment of a shoulder pad to a garment and results in a compact construction of improved appearance and greater durability. The pad is applicable to washable suits and other garments with great advantage since the pad need not be removed for the washing operation and is in no way affected nor distorted thereby.

Variations will suggest themselves upon consideration of the means herein disclosed, but

these are believed to be comprised within the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A garment comprising a shoulder, a sleeve, a shoulder pad comprising body material and a pair of covers one of which along an edge section thereof is formed with a surplus portion, and stitching connecting together the shoulder, the sleeve, and the edges of the pad covers adjacent said surplus, the latter and the adjacent parts of the pad body material projecting beyond said pad covers along the open edge of the latter, and the piping, for securing all said parts together in one operation, said projecting portion or the one pad cover and the pad material associated therewith extending beyond the armhole into and against the sleeve-head for achieving a broadened shoulder effect.

JEROMEeGIUSEFFI. 

